Athletes and coaches must be viewed as humans first who are doing extraordinary athletic things. This is the belief of CBC Sports senior reporter Devin Heroux when speaking with them at an Olympics, Paralympics or elsewhere, and when sharing his thoughts on social media. “I’ll never know what it’s like to swim as fast as…
This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) and CBC Vancouver. An online lobbying campaign against a North Vancouver chemical plant is secretly funded by one of that company’s competitors. For months, the anonymous directors of the website “Keep North Vancouver Safe” have spent thousands of dollars trying to convince local elected officials…
We use this editor’s blog to explain our journalism and what’s happening at CBC News. You can find more blogs here. It’s been just under three years since we committed to making climate change a significant focus of our journalism and a priority area of coverage across our newsrooms, programs and digital platforms. At the…
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent on Wednesday, with governor Tiff Macklem saying during a news conference that it would be reasonable to expect further rate cuts if inflation continues to ease. The cut was widely expected by economists after inflation eased in June. It marked the central bank’s second…
As It Happens7:14Wall Street Journal reporter says she was fired over press freedom advocacy in Hong Kong When Selina Cheng was elected as the head of a Hong Kong press freedom association, she didn’t expect her very first press conference would be about getting fired from her own job. Cheng says she was let go…
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday in Russia of espionage and sentenced to 16 years on charges that his employer and the U.S. have rejected as fabricated. The conclusion of his swift and secretive trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system perhaps cleared the way for a prisoner swap between Moscow…
In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at places using goats to mow invasive weeds, compare Canadians’ thoughts on climate policies to the rest of the world and check out a climate update to a popular board game. #goats #G.O.A.T #mowing #invasive #weeds #CBC #News
Rick Cluff, one of British Columbia’s most loved radio personalities, has died. Cluff passed away following a short battle with cancer days after marking his 74th birthday. A consummate broadcaster, Cluff brought his friendly voice and big personality to CBC Vancouver in 1997 and helped turn The Early Edition into the No. 1-rated morning show in…
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has voiced his grave concern over diminishing space for independent journalism in K-P. In a statement, he highlighted the alarming rise in violent incidents targeting journalists in the province, deeming it intolerable. He emphasised that many affected journalists are holding Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister and the ruling provincial party accountable…
Bell Media has cut an additional 43 technician jobs as part of the restructuring it announced in February, the company confirmed to CBC News on Thursday. The announcement comes after the company said it would move its local broadcaster CP24 from its Queen Street headquarters to its Scarborough, Ont., campus this fall, with business news organization BNN…
